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Hello everyone! Today I wanted to focus a little on coloring and specifically enhancing your coloring with colored pencils. Colored pencils can be used to add additional depth and dimension to most all color mediums. In the example below, I used a two color blend with copic markers to lay down the initial color to the cute lamb image. I then chose darker colored pencils to add more shading. I could've used the same technique had I colored the image with watercolor, water based ink markers, etc....

For the background, I used Mustard Seed Distress ink over the Polygon Stencil, then sprinkled with water and dried it with a paper towel. I used Lawn Fawn Jet Black ink to stamp the sentiment and butterfly from the Brighter Days stamp set. I used the Fancy Frame dies to cut out the background then popped up the lamb on foam tape. As a final embellishment, I add a few Nuvo Jewell Drops. Below is a video and below that is a list of the other products used.

Today is Release Day over at Craftin Desert Divas and available for purchase! We are having a Blog Hop. This collection of stamps, dies (and a stencil too!) is a great addition to your Summery cards or planner spreads. You’ll find lots of creative uses for the 6x6” swirl stencil - like a fun template for stitching! Once you’re done hopping, head over to the Craftin Desert Divas shop to snag your new release bundle - 10% off only through 7/15!

The Hop List is down below. Be sure to follow along for more inspiration.

Here is another card I designed using the new Brighter Days stamp set and the Torn Paper dies. I also used the Outdoor Landscape 2 dies to create the fence and grass. I stamped the images and colored them with my Prismacolor colored pencils.

All of the new products are listed below, as well as all other products I used to create this card.

My second peek below showcasing the large 5 x 7 "You" stamp set that lends itself to so-o-o-o many possibilities; ink blending, watercolor, alcohol markers, colored pencils, etc.... For this sample, I chose heat embossing then blended on some distress inks. Pop on over to the CDD Blog to see more from the design team using this beautiful set.

For even more inspiration, be sure to visit/join the Craftin Desert Divas Facebook Gallery. We would love to have you hang out with us and see all of the wonderful creations by both the design team and CDD lovers.

Giveaway: Craftin Desert Divas will be giving away one of each new release products!

At the bottom of the Craftin Desert Divas sneak peek blog posts, there will be an area where you can enter to win 1 of each product featured in the July Release! Enter once per day from 7/08 - 7/12. Winners announced on 7/13.

I thought I would share a little sneak peek of the upcoming July release from Craftin Desert Divas. There is a ton of cuteness in this release and the design team has been busy making some pretty awesome samples. This is just one image I chose to showcase. Pop on over to the CDD Blog for more peeks at this upcoming release!

Giveaway: Craftin Desert Divas will be giving away one of each new release products!

At the bottom of the Craftin Desert Divas sneak peek blog posts, there will be an area where you can enter to win 1 of each product featured in the July Release! Enter once per day from 7/08 - 7/12. Winners announced on 7/13.

If you haven't already, be sure to visit/join the Craftin Desert Divas Facebook Gallery. We would love to have you hang out with us and see all of the wonderful creations by both the design team and CDD lovers.

New Release will be available Friday, July 13 at 3:00 PM EST

This cute image is from the Brighter Days stamp set that will be available July 13. I colored the image with copic markers and added highlights with a white gel pen. For the background, I created a circle mask and used the negative to cover the entire background then sponged on a little Tumbled Glass distress ink inside the circle area. I used the new Torn Paper die to cut out the background then sponged around the edges with Vintage Photo distress ink. I sprayed with water then dried it up with a paper towel to create that distressed look. Popped up the image with foam squares and used one of the sentiments from the Brighter Days stamp set.